'What happened when I caught my sister sexting my boyfriend'

Michelle was incredibly close to her younger sister Teresa until an upsetting sexting incident ruined their friendship forever.
As told to Libby-Jane Charleston.

I considered my relationship with my sister Teresa as a really good one.

We were friends, we shared secrets, we enjoyed each other’s company. We had each other’s backs. I was there for her when her marriage fell apart. She was there for me when I went through two miscarriages which really devastated me.

I thought we were rock solid.
I trusted her, I really trusted her, and that’s why my story hurts so much to tell.

Teresa had been through her divorce and I literally held her hand through her ‘year from hell.’ She was an absolute wreck and I was there for her, all the way. Which is what makes this betrayal feel so extreme, so painful and still brings tears to my eyes whenever I think about her.

I’d had two miscarriages when I was with my boyfriend Jed, who I thought was the love of my life. We weren’t married but we’d spoken about it and, when I fell pregnant, we said we’d wait until our child was two and then she/he could be our little page boy or flower girl. But that was not meant to be.

'I thought we were rock solid. I trusted her.' (iStock)

As if one miscarriage wasn’t bad enough, I had a second one and then I went on IVF without success. It was a very difficult time and Teresa was great to me, totally supportive.

She had always gotten on really well with Jed. They phoned each other every now and then and when she was going through her drama, he was supportive of her, checking she was okay. But I didn’t realise that a romance had been developing.

I found out the hard way – in my opinion, the worst way. I caught them in the act.

Teresa was at my place. She was feeling lonely, or so she said, so I asked her over for dinner and to watch a movie on Netflix while Jed was working late. He often worked late so I was grateful for my sister’s company. She also asked if she could spend the night, so that was fine—she has stayed in our spare room from time to time.

At one stage she went into the shower, so I went into the guest room to fix up her bed and I found her phone on the bed – unlocked – and on the screen I could see there was a half-naked photo of her.

I was a little bit surprised. I didn’t think that was the kind of thing my sister would do, but I thought, 'Well, there must be a new guy on the scene.' As I was looking at the phone, a text came through with the initial J.D. – my boyfriend’s initials.
He had texted my sister ‘hot as f---.'

'They both broke my heart that night.' (iStock)

My sister was sexting my boyfriend. I felt like I was having a heart attack, literally with heart palpitations. I’ve never experienced anything like that before.

I waited until Teresa came out of the shower – totally naked, she didn’t even put a towel around her. She saw the shocked look on my face and must have thought I was shocked because she was naked. She quickly covered herself and I handed her the mobile phone and I said, "You bitch! I saw the photo you sent to Jed!"

You could say that was the beginning of the end of my friendship with my sister.
She cried, she asked for forgiveness, and she tried to explain that it was because she was so lonely and Jed was so attentive.

So, I lost my boyfriend that night, there was no way I wanted to stay with that scumbag.
I also lost my sister. I still talk to her, and we are trying to patch up our relationship, but we are not close any more.

They both broke my heart that night. There’s nothing either of them could say to make me feel better.

One of my girlfriends told me that she thought it was a ‘good thing’ because it showed me what Jed was really like. I hope I meet a new man soon so I can move on with my life and try to put this nasty incident behind me.